‘WINDerful’ Tales

Citizens of Jasper County came to the Jasper County Historical Museum to see the
new "WINDerful Tales" exhibit Sunday and learn how former and current residents
harnessed the wind. The museum obtained grants from Silos & Smokestacks and
the Jasper County Community Foundation to begin working on the new display. One
of the projects that the grant helped with was being able to erect the metal windmill
donated by Herb Scott up for display. This windmill is representation of how wind
was harnessed in Jasper County in the past.

The Jasper County Historical Museum hosted an open house to celebrate the official opening of Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area’s award winning display “WINDerful Tales” on Sunday. Grant committee members Delores Butler, Mary Ann Iske and Linda Perrenoud are pictured in front of the wooden windmill with Silos & Smokestacks Program Director Candy Streed. The wooden windmill project was started by Dale Harsha. See another photo on page 5A.